Fittest Loser Tip of the Week: The Cubicle Shuffle
Assurance has been a longtime proponent of corporate wellness programs, as it has empowered our employee base and provided them with both short and long-term benefits. Our faith in corporate wellness is what drove us to become the exclusive sponsor of the Daily Herald Fittest Loser competition. Through this competition, our goal is to show that wellness does not have to be expensive or time-consuming. Each week, we'll be sending a few, simple at-work exercises that you can do anytime and anywhere.
Tip of the Week
The Cubicle Shuffle
Most people who work at a computer don't usually have opportunity to change their body position during the day.
Try these at-your-desk stretches and strengthening moves:
• Shrug your shoulders up toward your ears. Hold for 3-5 seconds and then relax. Repeat 2-3 times. Also, slowly roll your shoulders backward 5 times in a circular motion. Then, roll them forward 5 times.
• While sitting in a chair, lift your arms over your head. Interlace your fingers. With elbows straight, press your arms as far back as you can. With arms still up and fingers interlaced, slowly stretch to your left side then to your right.
• Stand and put your hands on your desk (making sure it's sturdy enough). Walk backward, and then do 15 push-ups against the desk.
• Jill Micklow is a Wellness Specialist on Assurance's Employee Benefits Team. With a passion for improving the health of companies and their employees, Jill works closely with her clients to create large-scale corporate wellness programs. After first identifying her client's specific health and wellness goals, Jill then helps to develop, implement and manage a strategic wellness program tailored to their needs. Additionally, she works closely with Assurance's Benefits Communications Specialist to develop supplementary marketing materials to promote the success of these initiatives. Through education, motivation and engagement, Assurance clients and their employees see an improvement in overall health, morale, productivity and ROI thanks to Jill's efforts. Jill joined Assurance in 2009 and has since received certifications as a Group Benefits Associate (GBA), Certified Worksite Wellness Specialist (CWWS) and Certified Worksite Wellness Program Manager (CWWPM). Prior to Assurance, she graduated Summa cum Laude from St. Norbert College with a bachelor's degree in business and finance.